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...a nutritive starch. In southern Europe they are collected and dried to produce a flour that is mixed with sugar, flavourings, and liquid (such as water or milk) to produce a drink called salep. The
green-winged orchid (
O. morio) is widely distributed throughout Eurasia. Other Eurasian species of
Orchis include some known as marsh orchids and others as spotted orchids. The showy...